For the second week in a row, Tottenham threw away a lead in a Premier League game – this time at Leicester City.
After an incredibly boring first 80 minutes, substitute Dele Alli put Spurs ahead with ten minutes left. It was a great moment, and Alli will be pleased he was able to make such a quick impact.
But in typical Tottenham fashion, the hosts equalised straight after through in-form winger Riyad Mahrez.
Social media was a frustrating place to be throughout the game. Thankfully, Dele Alli prevented a full meltdown. Here’s how Twitter reacted…
If aliens came down to earth from space they could learn everything they'd need to know about Spurs from those 90 seconds.
— Tom Edwards (@tomedwards) August 22, 2015
Alli gives zero fucks about spotlight or stepping up by the looks of things. Oozes confidence.
— tehTrunk© (@tehTrunk) August 22, 2015
Dele has been a thousand times more effective in 20 minutes than Lamela was in 70. Dele to start next week.
— Sam Ramm (@SamRamm) August 22, 2015
Dele Alli deserves to be starting games
— chloe pal (@chloethfc_) August 22, 2015
4 dropped points from the first 3 games of the season. Almost impressive, really.
— Ian M. Walker (@ForgottenLibero) August 22, 2015
Game management, two weeks in a row. Alli and Kane should be furious with our defence.
— Tom (@Tomfoins87) August 22, 2015
At least we have @dele_alli36
— Billie (@Billie_T) August 22, 2015
#THFC the better side but Mahrez the outstanding player & having had a penalty denied it would have been unfair for #LCFC to get nothing.
— Chris Miller (@WindyCOYS) August 22, 2015
Love how it takes a couple of games to go from hating on Levy to then casually re-targeting the blame to the coach.
— Spooky (@Spooky23) August 22, 2015
Positivity, positivity. Three games, one defeat and that was to an own goal. A draw at home to the League leaders. It will get better #COYS
— Uncle Norman Giller (@NormanGiller) August 22, 2015
Leicester 1-1 Spurs FT:
Shots: 13-19
On Target: 2-6
Passes completed: 185-437
Chances created: 8-16
Tackles: 31-26
Possession: 34%-66%
— Spurs Stat Man (@SpursStatMan) August 22, 2015
19 – Delle Alli is the youngest player to score a Premier League goal for Tottenham since Gareth Bale v Arsenal in September 2007. Boots.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 22, 2015
#thfc FT 1-1. I predicted a draw and its probably a fair result. Again, Spurs need to learn how to see the game out when leading #experience
— Ben Pearce (@BenPearceSpurs) August 22, 2015
We lack players willing to take a gamble, make a run. Alli made a huge difference after he came on because he did that. Rose needed, too.
— Andrew Gaffney (@GaffneyVLC) August 22, 2015
Leicester are the most in-form team in the Premier League right now. Easy to sneer at them but they were never gonna lay down and take it
— Jamie♦️ (@OnlyYedlin) August 22, 2015
Poch is like a 5 star chef who has been given a pot noodle and a packet of crisps to make a meal for the Queen.
— D∀N (@False_CB) August 22, 2015
Style wise, we always look SO much more dangerous when we abandon the stupid slow passing nonsense that we saw in 1st half. Same at United.
— Adam Nathan (@adamdnathan) August 22, 2015
missed Rose and Eriksen today…..hopefully with a full strength side and another striker we can push on #coys
— steven dobbie (@shanobie7) August 22, 2015
Can really see Spurs struggling when the Europa League starts. Squad currently lacking in a fair few areas (not just positional).
— James Maw (@JamesMawFFT) August 22, 2015
Jan Vertonghen was so stupid with that goal. Should have showed Mahrez onto the outside, he always cuts in with his stronger left foot #COYS
— Harry Charalambous⚽️ (@TransitionTHFC) August 22, 2015
Grim but it's 3 games. Alli will be a star, Rose will help, Njié will add pace, Berahino will give us some fun & a DM will shore us up #COYS
— Charlie Parrish (@charlieparrish) August 22, 2015
Alli must start next game he’s gonna be our new gazza .. He will be that good … Mason out walker out Davis out lamela defernately out chadli out … Alli Pritchard rose trippier Clinton in …
What an assinine comment from DJ.
Walker is our best right back by miles and after an injury plaugued period has been excellent this season now he is fully fit.
Chadli scored 11 league goals last season and is already off the mark this season. When has a midfield player consistently got double figures for Spurs.
You probably have never even seen Pritchard play, Trippier isn’t in the same league as Walker and being about the same age never will be.
Not to worry the scholl holidays will be over soon so you can have more to do than waste grown ups time with your childish posts showing your total lack of understanding about how football works.
Apart from obviously being rather young and an arrogant knob, you need some schooling in football judgement.
I am sick of being a Spurs fan if our manager who talks nonsense in interviews worse than avb on that score can not keep picking lamentable lamella second only to soldado for being crap but he picks him instead of Ali absolute joke that’s u Pochitino I could pick a better side than that. Play Trippier I bet he wishes he stayd at burnley he is much better defender than Walker and can cross better for Kane. Also Levy who I can not stand get your money out we not spent hardly anything sick of seeing we interested in about 200 players if u want bairehino then pay the price you wally.
F u Jim .. You need to go back to football school if you can’t open your eyes an see walker ain’t no footballer he’s a head less chicken he’s a liability chadli blows hot an cold all season like a lot of the team an your as dumb as pochettino if you think he put out the right team…
Walker is an England international who has played close to 120 premier league games Trippier is a Championship player who has 38 top flight games and his team got relegated. Chadli offers goals and assists double figures last season in the league. You couldn’t name the last player that got double figures from midfield in the league for us, so I laugh at your clueless comments.
Rose is clearly not fit and if you had a clue you would know he is clearly 1st choice when fit. No one knows what Clinton will do here and he wasn’t exactly stellar in a much weaker league but with 2 days training why on earth would the manager throw him in unless he looked head and shoulders better than what he already has? Pritchard has exactly 0 mins of premier league football so he will have to prove he is better than what is ahead of him to get minutes too.
You are clearly clueless and think professional football is like championship manager!
The only reason that Poch. is still putting Lamela in is because Levy is hoping he will play good game & he can up the price when he tries to sell him. Also of course he is a fellow countryman.
All Spurs supporters seem to see things the same way as I do,which is basically the opposite of MP.Can’t believe an intelligent man like Daniel Levy(tight but clever) chose him as our managerAs bad as AVB if that is possible.
The only thing Daniel Levy,Enic, the board and MP will understand is if we boycott the forthcoming home matches.I know that this will never happen,but the joy it would give me….
Watch another club step in and buy Berahino paying the going rate and leaving DL once again with egg on his face.But never mind, Spurs fans will accept this….
I think most of the posters on twitter are gooner trolls and a lot on fora too.